History of the World: Part I (1981)
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
92 min
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
- Release date
- February 11, 1982
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $31,672,907
Trailer
Cast
- Mel Brooks as Moses
- Mel Brooks as Comicus
- Mel Brooks as Torquemada
- Gregory Hines as Josephus
- Dom DeLuise as Emperor Nero
- Madeline Kahn as Empress Nympho
- Harvey Korman as Count de Monet
- Cloris Leachman as Madame Defarge
- Ron Carey as Swiftus
- Pamela Stephenson as Mademoiselle Rimbaud
- Shecky Greene as Marcus Vindictus
- Sid Caesar as Chief Caveman
Crew
- Mel Brooks · Director
- Mel Brooks · Writer
- Mel Brooks · Producer
- John Morris · Composer
- Woody Omens · Cinematographer
- John C. Howard · Editor
- Jane Feinberg · Casting director
- Mike Fenton · Casting director
- Harold Michelson · Production designer